I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on May 23rd, 2016
We did a little weekend getaway to the nicest parts of SoCal! First stop: Newport Beach, where Taylor finally took Derek surfing. The wives and kids were way too far away to actually see much of it. Notice that Janie is wearing her cowgirl boots. On the beach. Not kidding, she wears them everywhere. And […]
Posted in Homeschooling, Janie, Susanna on May 20th, 2016
The little girls love to paint…
Posted in Homeschooling, Janie on May 17th, 2016
When Bug dawdles at breakfast and ends up surrounded by siblings doing schoolwork, her meal takes on academic overtones…
Posted in Janie on May 16th, 2016
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna on May 11th, 2016
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Janie, Susanna on May 10th, 2016
The neighbor kids are big fans of getting into their parents’ garages and setting up campsites with cones, beach towels, umbrellas, and toys. It’s 6:45, and the kids are still out, camping.
Posted in Janie on Apr 26th, 2016
Every morning, she sets up elaborate tea parties for herself and her sisters and Mommy.
We’ve had a fun few days with Grandma and will miss her tons when she leaves tomorrow…
Tommy is in standardized testing this week all the way up in Ventura! So I grabbed the new camera and its manual and took the girls to the park while Tommy was introduced to the joys of Common Core implementation as practiced by small charter schools in California (thusfar it hasn’t affected our curriculum one […]
The most surprising take-away from Tommy’s check-up with Dr. Vallance was how little calcium he eats. He doesn’t drink milk, doesn’t really do cheese or any other form of dairy, and eats fewer fruits and veggies than his sisters. Dr. Vallance reminded him that the coming decade is full of lots of growing, so we […]